2004 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500:

Only extended-cab pickup in which we'd agree to sit in the rear seat without protest for a long trip.

-- Car and Driver

Supple ride has been improved to a higher comfort level, even with an empty pickup bed.

-- Carpoint.com

First application of a driver-selectable suspension (AERC option) on a pickup truck.

-- Edmunds.com

The smoothest, quietest, most civilized, best equipped, and most enjoyable pickup we've driven in many years.

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500:

Silverado sits high and this calls for above-average effort to get in and out.

-- DriveChicago.com

Brake pedal provided virtually zero feedback about what was going on at the road surface.

-- Edmunds.com

We didn't like the design of the interior door handles, which felt loose whenever we used them.

-- New Car Test Drive

Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Comparisons:

Chevy's conservative makeover is as interesting an experiment as Dodge's still-startling redesign was for 1994.

-- Car and Driver

The Chevrolet surpasses the Ford (Super Duty) in terms of comfort and everyday drivability.

-- Edmunds.com

Best one-liner about the Chevrolet Silverado 1500:

(seat cloth fabric) reminded us of those fuzzy knit polo shirts everyone wore in the late '70s.

-- Edmunds.com

Instrument package looks like a cross between the Corvette and the old C/K trucks.

-- New Car Test Drive

LS denotes the medium trim level, although it includes about everything except a fish tank.

-- PickupTruck.com